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Karishma say this month marks 100 Years of Bollywood and celebrations
The first Bollywood film was released a century ago on 3rd May 1913; titled Raja Harishchandra the 40-minute long black and white silent film was based on the legend of King Harishchandra and is considered to mark the official start of the Indian film industry.
Producing an average of 1000+ feature films a year, which is twice the annual production of Hollywood, and with stars such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan who are all just as famous as their Hollywood counterparts in households around the world. Despite all of this annual revenues of Bollywood films are only a fraction at 10% of the $30 billion generated by Hollywood.
Bollywood actress Kajol, who has is an icon of Bollywood cinema, commented on Indian cinema surviving a century.
“The fact that our industry has not only survived, but has, in fact, thrived over the last century speaks volumes. I am grateful for the fact that I am here, at this time, and able to be even a small part of its fantastic accomplishments.”
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